Well, that was inevitable.  Only a few months after its US premiere at Sundance, Andre Ovredal’s Norwegian creature feature Trollhunter (reviewed here!) has been snapped up by Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures for an American remake.

Deadine Hollywood reports that Columbus will act as producer for the film, and that a couple of the original film’s producers will also be involved.  Columbus was quoted by Deadline as saying, “Troll Hunter was a visceral, thrilling, cinematic rock and roller coaster ride of a movie. Visually, there are scenes in this film that American audiences have never seen. We want to introduce an international audience to this amazing moviegoing experience.”

As Film School Rejects points out, the international audience could simply, you know, go and see Trollhunter now rather than waiting for an American remake.  But of course the real goal here is to lift some awesome material, increase the budget by about 500%, mount a multi-media promo campaign, and cash in big time.  Hell, if people love watching vampires so much, what’s not to like about trolls?  Stay tuned for casting news…